March 9, 2014
Reality Check
America’s Vladimir Putins
By A. Peter Bailey
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - When reading about or watching those trash-talking and belligerent politicians, television talk show “warriors” practically foaming at the mouth about Vladimir Putin, Russia and Ukraine, I wish I had an opportunity to ask them one simple question: “What would be your reaction if the people of Canada democratically elected into its presidency a man whose declared goal is to establish closer military and economic relations with Russia?”
The people of Canada would soon find out that they aren’t as independent as so many of hem believe. The John McCains, Bill Krtistols, Lindsey Grahams, Rush Limbaughs, Ted Cruzes and Sean Hannitys in this country would immediately demand that the U.S. proceed to get rid of that democratically-elected Canadian leader by any means necessary. They would talk about the desirability of assassination; they would overtly an covertly support “spontaneous” street protests by Canadians who opposed the leader’s plans; they would use every trick imaginable to undermine Canada’s elected government. And, if all those antics failed to get the job done, they would create an incident designed to justify military intervention.
In other words, there is absolutely no way that the U.S. operatives will allow an “independent” country on their border to form any kind of military or economic alliance with Russia. If the Canadians even attempted to do so, they would be thoroughly crushed by the U.S.equivalents of Vladimir Putin.
A. Peter Bailey, whose most recent book is Witnessing Brother Malcolm X: The Master Teacher, can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..